If the U.S. can’t build ships, how can it expect to compete on the global stage? Lauren Beagen, founder of The Maritime Professor®, says the new Office of Shipbuilding is still taking shape—but the urgency is real.

With fewer than 60 U.S.-flagged and built ships left, we’ve lost serious ground in maritime strength and global readiness.

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Blythe Brumleve-Milligan
Blythe Brumleve-Milligan
Creative entrepreneur in freight. Founder of Digital Dispatch and host of Everything is Logistics. Co-Founder at Jax Podcasters Unite. Board member of Transportation Marketing and Sales Association. Freightwaves on-air personality. Annoying Jaguars fan.

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